India’s Got Latent Controversy: Accountability of Creators under Entertainment and Media Law
Recently, an episode of popular Youtube comedy show “India’s Got Latent, hosted by comedian Samay Raina, featuring prominent podcaster and social-media celebrity Ranveer Allahabadia and others, drew widespread backlash due to its containing of perceived offensive content. The show made national headlines for allegedly promoting obscure material and was strongly reprimanded by citizens and politicians … Continue reading India’s Got Latent Controversy: Accountability of Creators under Entertainment and Media Law
Read more »Media Law’s Kinship With Trademarks
INTRODUCTION Censorship is one such monitoring agency that keeps a fair check on what should be displayed in the public domain. The existence of one such agency is to limit people from criticizing political issues, defaming the personalities of due respect, causing hurt to religious sentiments, exposing sensitive content, etc. Certain laws in India deal … Continue reading Media Law’s Kinship With Trademarks
Read more »Antitrust Laws In The OTT Regime – Old Wine In A New Bottle
With digital technology being ubiquitous it has become core of modern economics especially in this pandemic ridden world. Digital networking once a luxury has established itself into an existential necessity. Owing to government efforts for making India digitally able and ever increasing data user base, in 2021 alone India recorded 624 million with the rate … Continue reading Antitrust Laws In The OTT Regime – Old Wine In A New Bottle
Read more »Dissolution of the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal in India
INTRODUCTION Film Industry in India is one of the biggest film industries in the world. The revenue generated from this industry is valued at 70 billion Indian Rupees, which was recorded in 2020 (1). Both digital and OTT platforms have contributed largely since the Lockdowns in the whole world affecting the traditional film experience. Film … Continue reading Dissolution of the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal in India
Read more »The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021: The Debate of Rights V. Piracy
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting recently announced the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021 (‘Bill’, hereinafter). The bill has been aimed ‘to tackle the menace of film piracy’, and comes as an amended iteration of the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2019 which received severe backlash from the industry experts. However, even the amended bill finds itself shrouded … Continue reading The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021: The Debate of Rights V. Piracy
Read more »Is Censorship a Necessary Evil?
With more than 1000 films being released every year, in India censorship of films has not only been a debate in the legal fraternity but also a topic of discussion at the family dinner table. The recent delay and cuts in the movie “Padmavati” is just one of the many examples of censorship in India. … Continue reading Is Censorship a Necessary Evil?
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